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  • Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright to reunite for upcoming project

    By Express News Service

    Long-time collaborators actor Simon Pegg and writer-director Edgar Wright, famously known for their Cornetto trilogy, will be reuniting for a project soon.

    In a recent press interaction, Edgar Wright revealed that they are both working on a standalone film which will not be connected to their earlier projects. 

    Simon Pegg had recently denied rumours of wanting to do a fourth film in the Cornetto trilogy. The trilogy, which consists of films with independent storylines, began with Shan of the Dead in 2004, followed by Hot Fuzz in 2007, and ended with The World’s End in 2013. In a recent interview, Pegg revealed that the new film will be a fresh take on genres like action, sci-fi, and horror. 

    Edgar Wright last directed Last Night in Soho in 2021. Meanwhile, Simon Pegg will next be seen in Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part 2.

    Long-time collaborators actor Simon Pegg and writer-director Edgar Wright, famously known for their Cornetto trilogy, will be reuniting for a project soon.

    In a recent press interaction, Edgar Wright revealed that they are both working on a standalone film which will not be connected to their earlier projects. 

    Simon Pegg had recently denied rumours of wanting to do a fourth film in the Cornetto trilogy. The trilogy, which consists of films with independent storylines, began with Shan of the Dead in 2004, followed by Hot Fuzz in 2007, and ended with The World’s End in 2013. In a recent interview, Pegg revealed that the new film will be a fresh take on genres like action, sci-fi, and horror. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Edgar Wright last directed Last Night in Soho in 2021. Meanwhile, Simon Pegg will next be seen in Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part 2.

  • Actor Simon Pegg says rehab saved his life from ruin by alcoholism

    By IANS

    LONDON: Actor Simon Pegg became an alcoholic after writing about his difficult childhood in his 2009 memoir, ‘Nerd Do Well’, and he now thinks that his time at the rehabilitation centre actually saved him from death.

    The movie star — who became dependent on the “sensation of being numb”, rather than the “chemical addiction” to alcohol — said: “(I) just didn’t know how to escape it.”

    Pegg was drinking alcohol at breakfast at the peak of his addiction struggles, and he now admits that his past behaviour makes him feel sick, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

    Asked if he drank in the mornings, the actor said: “Sometimes. In the worst times, I look back now and it makes me feel sick.”

    Simon eventually entered rehab in a bid to regain some control over his own life.

    Asked whether he would be dead today if he hadn’t entered rehab, he told The Times newspaper: “100 percent, because, and I don’t think it’s too dramatic to say, that is the ultimate end of that line of flight.”

    Pegg said writing his memoir reopened his childhood struggles, including his parents’ divorce.

    The ‘Hot Fuzz’ star, who has also battled depression since the age of 18, shared: “My relationship with both (stepfather and stepmother) was really difficult. They were young and immature. They had their own issues. And I was the walking, talking remnant of another relationship.

    “For a child it is extremely disturbing to be rejected by an adult. Adults are the authority on everything. When there’s suddenly an adult in a position of parental power who doesn’t like you, it’s like, what the f***?”

  • Ice Age 3: The buck starts here

    By Express News Service

    The Ice Age franchise is completing two decades this year and one of its fan-favourite characters, Buck, is getting his standalone film with The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. The film, which will stream on Disney+ Hotstar from Friday, has actor Simon Pegg returning to voice the one-eyed weasel. Connecting virtually for a press conference, Pegg says that he had always wanted a film for Buck. “I have been dropping hints about this for 12 years (laughs). The Ice Age story has so many fabulous characters and given how this is the era of the cinematic universe, I don’t think there is another animation franchise more suited to an expansion like this. This is a lovely way to give over some time to not only Buck and Crash and Eddie, but also Zee and other new characters who are welcome additions to this fabulous group.”

    Despite lending his voice for several films like The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Pegg feels Buck is still a challenging character to pull off. “Buck is in my muscle memory now, because I have played him a few times, but I just have to get a lot of sleep before sessions because they are always extremely energetic as Buck is just full-on all the time. After the voiceover session, I am always exhausted because I put everything into the voice. If it’s a live-action performance, you have gesticulations and expressions to lean on.

    With this work, it all goes through that one facet of your ability to perform; it’s incredibly fun,” says Pegg, who loves this character for many reasons. “I have strong affection for him because he was born the same year my daughter was born. She’s grown up with these films, and with him, and rather strangely, even as this new Ice Age installment comes out, my sister just gave birth this week. So, there’s a new Ice Age baby to take the stories forward (smiles).”

    On account of the pandemic, Pegg had to experience a new set-up for voicing Buck which he found to be intriguing, considering he has never met actor Justina Machado who has lent her voice to Buck’s partner in crime, Zee. “We met over Zoom. The most incredible thing about animation is the assembling of all the pieces and creating chemistry. It was amazing seeing Buck and Zee having this relationship and chemistry. Also, I ended up doing a lot of my sessions from my house. The engineers set up the studio in this room and I would shuffle in. I didn’t wear pants for some of the sessions. For a lot of it, I was wearing my slippers. It has been one of my favourite jobs ever, because I didn’t even have to leave the house,” concludes Pegg, laughing.